Corporation Accepts Worcester's Resignation Effective on Sept. 1

The Corporation yesterday accepted the resignation of Dr. Alfred Worcester '78, Henry K. Oliver Professor of Hygiene. It will become effective on September 1, but as yet no successor has been appointed.

Dr. Worcester came to Harvard in 1925 to fill the vacancy left by Dr. Roger I. Lee '01. Before his appointment he had served in many prominent medical positions all over the world. Most important amongst these were deputy commissioner of the American Red Cross in Switzerland in 1918 and 1919, and founder of the Royal Victorian Order of Nurses in Canada in commemoration of the Queen's Jubilee.

He was born in Waltham and has lived there ever since, holding several municipal offices and founding the Waltham Hospital in 1886. He was one of the earliest to operate in cases of appendicitis and was a pioneer in systematic training for nurses.

Held Many Offices

Beside being decorated an officer of the Order of Leopold II by King Albert, he has served as president of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Harvard Medical Alumni Association.

The Henry K. Oliver chair was founded in 1914 and named for the donor at the time of his death in 1920. As an undergraduate, Oliver felt that students needed more instruction in the field of Hygiene, but it was not until Dr. Worcester's appointment that the department was organized on its present plan.